In light of the Cabinet Office’s decision to track workers’ computers in a bid to discourage working from home, People Management consults the experts about how such a policy might play out
The pandemic normalised the idea of working from home and numerous organisations across the country have now adopted either hybrid or fully remote working practices, with many reporting improved work-life-balance and higher employee satisfaction. However, other organisations are keeping the arrangements on a long-term basis.
It was recently reported that, in a bid to encourage them permanently back to the physical workplace, civil servants working in the Cabinet Office will have their computers monitored in order to track their office attendance, with the newly instated secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, Jacob Rees-Mogg, famously long voicing his discontent with employees working from home.
Additionally, according to an internal message from bosses to all staff seen by People Management, HMRC workers based in offices across the country have also been informed that their office attendance will be monitored using their IT login data in a bid to ensure they meet requirements.
In light of these decisions, People Management explores the impact of attempting to force staff back to the office, along with the implications of workplace monitoring.
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